Samoan Phrases

If you're trying to learn Samoan Phrases you will find some useful resources including a course about phrases and daily expressions... to help you with your Samoan grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Samoan. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Samoan Phrases

Learning the Samoan Phrases is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Samoan language. But first we need to know what the role of Phrases is in the structure of the grammar in Samoan.

Samoan phrases are a group of words functioning as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. Here are some examples:

English Phrases

Samoan Phrases

Phrases

hello

talofa

bye

tofa

congratulations

fa'amalo

sorry

fa'amalie atu

really

e mo'i?

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Phrases in Samoan has a logical pattern. Locate the Phrases above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Samoan.

List of Phrases in Samoan

Below is a list of the phrases and daily expressions in Samoan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Samoan vocabulary.

English Phrases

Samoan Phrases

a green tree

la'au lanu meamata

a tall building

o se fale maualuga

a very old man

o se toeaina matua

the old red house

o le fale mumu tuai

a very nice friend

o se uo lelei

I read a book sometimes

E faitau sa'u tusi I seisi taimi

I will never smoke

E le taitai ona ou ula tapa'a

are you alone?

E na'o 'oe?

my car

O la'u ta'avale

green car

ta'avale lanu meamata

three cars

ta'avale e tolu

car garage

fale ta'avale

outside the car

fafo o le ta'avale

my book

o la'u tusi

my books

o a'u tusi

our daughter

o le ma tama teine

our daughters

o le ma fanau teine

I'm cold

Ua 'ou ma'alili

we're cold

Ua matou ma'alili

his chickens

o moa ale tama

their chicken

o a latou moa

he is happy

Ua fiafia le tama

she is happy

Ua fiafia le teine

he is American

O ia o le tama mai Amerika

she is American

O ia o le teine Amerika

I can accept that

Ou te taliaina lena

she added it

ua fa'aopoopo iai ele teine

we admit it

matou te fa'ailoa atu

they advised him

na latou fautua ile tama

I can agree with that

Ou te malie iai

she allows it

ua fa'ataga ele teine

we announce it

ua matou fa'ailoa fa'aleotele

I can apologize

e mafai mona ou fa'ato'ese

she appears today

na sau nei le teine

they arranged that

Sa/na latou fa'atonuina lena

I can arrive tomorrow

E mafai ona ou taunu'u atu taeao

she can ask him

e mafai ele teine ona fesili I le tama

she attaches that

na avatu fa'atasi ma lena ele teine

we attack them

o I tatou e osofa'ia latou

they avoid her

ua latou 'alo'ese ma le teine

I can bake it

E mafai ona ou taoina

she is like him

e pei le teine o le tama

ua matou manumalo ai

they became happy

ua filiga fiafia I latou

I can begin that

E mafai ona ou amataina lena

we borrowed money

sa/na matou nono tupe

they breathe air

E manava e latou le 'ea

I can bring it

E mafai onam ou aumaia

I can build that

E mafai ona ou fausia lena

she buys food

o le teine fa'atau mea'ai

we calculate it

tatou galuea'ina

they carry it

o I latou na tau'aveina

they don't cheat

e le faagaoi I latou

she chooses him

o le teine e filifili le tama

we close it

o tatou e tapunia/e tapuni e I tatou

he comes here

e sau inei le tama

I can compare that

E mafai ona ou fa'atusatusaina

she competes with me

o le teine ma te tauva

we complain about it

na matou faitio iai

they continued reading

na fa'aauau le latou faitauga tusi

he cried about that

o le mea lena na tagi ai le tama

I can decide now

E mafai ona ou filifili nei

she described it to me

sa fa'amatala mai e le teine ia te a'u

we disagree about it

ma te le'I malilie iai

they disappeared quickly

na vave na mou atu I latou

I discovered that

O a'u na mauaina lena

she dislikes that

e le fiafia le teine I lena

we do it

O I matou e faia

they dream about it

na moe miti iai I latou

I earned

sa maua lo'u totogi

he eats a lot

e 'ai tele le tama/o le tama e 'aitele

we enjoyed that

sa matou fiafia I lena

they entered here

o I na latou ulufale mai ai

he escaped that

na sao ai le tama

I can explain that

e mafai ona ou fa'amatalaina lena

she feels that too

e lagona fo'I e le teine lena

we fled from there

na matou sosola mai ai iina

they will fly tomorrow

e felelei taeao I latou

I can follow you

E mafai ona ou mulimuli atu ia te 'oe

she forgot me

ua galo a'u I le teine

we forgive him

ua matou fa'amagalo I le tama

I can give her that

E mafai ona ou aveina iai le mea lena

she goes there

O 'o e alu iai le teine

we greeted them

Na matou fa'afeiloa'I atu ia te'I latou

I hate that

Ou te 'ino'ino Ile mea lena

I can hear it

E mafai ona ou lagonaina

she imagine that

we invited them

Sa matou vala'auina I latou

I know him

ou te iloaina le tama

she learned it

na a'oina ele teine

we leave now

Tatou o loa

they lied about him

na pepelo mai I latou e uiga I le tama

I can listen to that

e mafai ona ou falogologo iai

she lost that

na leiloa e le teine le mea lena

we made it yesterday

na matou faia ananafi

they met him

na latou feiloa'I ma le tama

I misspell that

ua sese la'u sipelaina o le mea lena

I always pray

O lo'o to'aga ia e tatalo

she prefers that

e fiafia atu le teine I le mea lena

we protected them

na matou puipui is te'I latou

they will punish her

latou te fa'asalaina nei le teine

I can put it there

e mafai ona ou tu'uina iina

she will read it

o le'a faitau e le teine

we received that

sa matou mauaina le mea lena

they refuse to talk

e mumusu I latou e tautatala

I remember that

Ou te manatuaina le mea lena

she repeats that

na fa'alua ona fai ele teine le mea lena

we see it

ua matou va'ai iai

they sell it

na latou fa'atauina

I sent that yesterday

na ou lafoina atu ananafi

he shaved his beard

ua sele lana 'ava

it shrunk quickly

na vave meme'i

we will sing it

o le'a tatou usuina

they sat there

o latou na nonofo iina

I can speak it

e mafai ona ou tautala ai

she spends money

teine fa'aalu tupe

we suffered from that

ua matou safa ai I lena

they suggest that

na fautua mai I latou I le mea lena

I surprised him

na ou fa'ate'ia le tama

she took that

na ave ele teine lena

we teach it

matou te a'oa'oina

they told us

na ta'u mai e latou

she thanked him

na fa'afetai le teine I le tama

I can think about it

e mafai ona ou mafaufau iai

she threw it

sa togi e le teine

we understand that

matou te malamalam I lena

they want that

e manana'o iai latou I lena

I can wear it

e mafai ona ou ofu ai

she writes that

o le teine na tusia le mea lena

we talk about it

na matou talanoa ai

they have it

O la e ia latou

I watched it

Sa ou matamata ai

I will talk about it

O le'a ou talanoa iai

he bought that yesterday

na fa'atau ele tama ananafi

we finished it

ua 'uma na matou faia

inside the house

totonu o le fale

outside the car

fafo atu o le ta'avale

with me

ma a'u

without him

e le'I iai le tama

under the table

lalo o le laulau

after tomorrow

pe'a 'uma taeao

before sunset

ae le'I goto le la

but I'm busy

peita'I ou te pisi

he is not here

E le o inei le tama

that is not my book

e le o la'u tusi lena

do not enter

sa le ulufale

where is he?

O fea o iai le tama?

what is this?

O lea lea mea?

why are you sad?

Aisea e te fa'anoanoa ai?

how do you want to pay?

E fa'apefea ona e mana'o e totogi?

can I come?

e mafai ona ou alu atu?

is he sleeping?

O moe le tama?

do you know me?

E te iloa a'u?

do you have my book?

O ia 'oe la'u tusi?

how big is it?

E tele fa'apefea?

can I help you?

E mafai ona ou fesoasoani ia 'oe?

can you help me?

E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai?

do you speak English?

e iloa e'oe Igilisi?

how far is this?

o lea le mamao?

what time is it?

ua ta se fia?/o lea le taimi lea ua iai?

how much is this?

e fia le tau?

what is your name?

O ai lou igoa?

where do you live?

O fea e te nofo ai?

Phrases and daily expressions have a very important role in Samoan, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Samoan Phrases, you might want to check the rest of our Samoan lessons here: Learn Samoan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.